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Bay Area Arts and Entertainment BlogFri, 13 Feb 2015 21:27:43 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1Beach Boys, Matthews, Maiden announce local dateshttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2012/02/15/beach-boys-matthews-maiden-announce-local-dates/
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2012/02/15/beach-boys-matthews-maiden-announce-local-dates/#commentsWed, 15 Feb 2012 22:02:21 +0000Jim Harringtonhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/?p=23723By Jim Harrington jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com What a great day for concert announcements. On Wednesday, music lovers got the skinny on three big shows scheduled for the Bay Area – the Beach Boys on June 1 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley,… Continue Reading →]]>By Jim Harrington
jharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com
What a great day for concert announcements. On Wednesday, music lovers got the skinny on three big shows scheduled for the Bay Area – the Beach Boys on June 1 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Iron Maiden on Aug. 3 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and the Dave Matthews Band on Sept. 9 at Shoreline.
The most significant show of the bunch – at least, in terms of music history – is the Beach Boys date. That’s because pop visionary Brian Wilson, who last performed with the band in the mid-‘90s, has once again joined the Beach Boys. The occasion is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group’s 50th anniversary, marking a half century since the release of the 1962 debut “Surfin’ Safari.”
Tickets for the Beach Boys’ Berkeley date are $45-$125 and go on sale at 10 a.m. March 4 through www.ticketmaster.com. Details on how to get presale tickets is available on promoter Another Planet Entertainment’s website (www.apeconcerts.com). (That’s the same site to visit if you’re interested in making a road trip to see the Beach Boys perform at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s on July 15.)
The Dave Matthews Band gig is also a huge deal, given that DMB – the top touring act of the last decade – basically took last year off from playing concerts. (Yes, Matthews and crew performed a few festival dates, but otherwise stayed off the road.) Tickets for its Shoreline date, which is the last gig on the band’s summer tour, go on sale at 10 a.m. March 9 through www.livenation.com. Ticket prices are $40.50-$75.
Of course, metal maniacs would scoff that either the Beach Boys or (especially) Matthews is bigger news than a date with Iron Maiden. Far be for us to argue with Eddie – Maiden’s monstrous mascot – so we’ll just say that tickets for the band’s Bay Area show go on sale at 10 a.m. March 2 through www.livenation.com. Ticket prices were not immediately available.
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